Qinlan Jiuge, female, a citizen of the "Empire of Heralds".

At the age of sixty-nine, she is the director of the Underwater Abyss Bureau.

As a powerful official and a Kappa Rank (10) expert, reaching this position at this age truly attests to her remarkable talent.

The welfare benefits of the Underwater Abyss Bureau aren't great; they are roughly equivalent to customs officers, meaning she's achieved what ordinary people might not in hundreds of years.

Whether to continue pursuing her political career, climb the Pathway, or truly ascend to become a True God, is entirely up to her.

Yet, Qinlan Jiuge chose an unimagined path.

Upon returning to the Layer Abyss, she busied herself with the commissions of the Layer Abyss Will, running around to put out fires, thereby gradually softening the curse upon her.

Just when people thought Qinlan Jiuge was about to accomplish something great, she revealed her life's six-word maxim:

Slack, Drift, Idle, Recline, Enjoy, Party.

She chose to lie flat, content to eat and wait for death. Always a lover of alcohol, she began to scour for good drinks everywhere, even utilizing her position to purchase some specialty wines from the lower Starry Abyss.

The salary given to her by the Empire was entirely spent on wine.

The first thing she did when she woke up in the morning was take a sip of brandy to energize herself, which seemed normal enough.

When it got cold, and she didn't like to wear clothes, she'd take a sip of burning wine to warm herself up — not too much, right?

At meals, just buns, deep-fried dough sticks, and spicy soup weren't healthy, so she'd drink some blueberry wine for a vitamin boost — very healthy, no?

At work, to improve efficiency, she'd have some lychee wine — motivational and rational, quite decent, don't you think?

After work, at the end of a day spent goofing off, she was very tired from sleeping, deserving a good treat, with some beers and barbecue — quite nice, no?

At bedtime, she'd sip some medical alcohol to disinfect and sterilize her mouth — nothing wrong with that, right?

Qinlan Jiuge's lifestyle, even in the Empire known for its liberty, was quite explosive. People unanimously believed this 69-year-old girl, a civil servant, incredibly beautiful with a hot figure but still unmarried, was surely because she traded her marriage certificate money for vodka.

To this claim, Qinlan Jiuge was extremely furious and righteously declared to everyone:

"I have a cellar full of vodka at home; I used the money to buy snacks for the drink."

The Empire did not fire her, despite being immersed in alcohol because the Empire's alcohol tax was ninety-nine. Qinlan Jiuge's insane drinking basically meant the Empire was getting her labor for free.

Besides, Qinlan drank but never caused any trouble.

When you're getting free labor, what is there to complain about?

Originally, such a life would continue peacefully; she would drown in a barrel of wine, happily pass like a little pig, appearing as if living until death just for fun was only a matter of time.

But, an unexpected event occurred.

A silent crisis of disconnection ruined her dream of lying flat.

The three main narratives of the Layer Abyss began endless internal investigations. Qinlan Jiuge had never been busier. As a woman relying on talent for a living, the Empire invested in her largely because of her talent without really teaching her how to become a good official.

Luckily, the Empire's system was superior enough; even a pig could keep the institution running smoothly on this position by tapping on a keyboard and pressing buttons.

Then, things began to turn strange.

Five years after launching internal investigations, the issue of Society spies remained unsolved. The Underwater Abyss Bureau possessed no enforcement power. Stripped of her as a Kappa Rank (10), their total armed force probably couldn't clear the Eye of the Galaxy Meat Grinder unscathed.

Failing to produce satisfactory results, her already alcoholic nature made Qinlan Jiuge even more self-conscious.

As known to all, when people are self-destructive, they tend to overeat and overdrink. Hence, Qinlan Jiuge transformed pressure into motivation, quickly finding herself in deep debt from drinking.

To avoid debts, Qinlan Jiuge more frequently accepted Layer Abyss commissions. This dependency allowed her to leave the Empire openly, enjoying low-priced liquor outside the Layer Abyss while taking advantage of the price difference until she drank herself unconscious, reluctantly leaving.

Five years ago, during one commission, Qinlan Jiuge noticed a Void invasion on the Dragon Satellite. The originally clogged thoughts suddenly cleared up.

If the void could quietly invade the edge of the Layer Abyss, how much more capable at this could the Society, better at disguises, be?

— Right, although there might be no traitors in the Inherent Time Domain, in the Layer Abyss, civilizations mingling closely with Society were certainly more than a few.

Regrettably, she was tricked away by that smooth-talking, Layer Abyss-favored fellow and, after things ended, returned humbly, even having been threatened once.

After coming back, the more Qinlan Jiuge thought, the angrier she got, even being rarely punctual, maintaining perfect attendance for over a year.

Finally, Qinlan Jiuge made a significant discovery.

She discovered she wasn't good at her job at all!

"Turns out I'm a useless waste."

Confronting her lack of achievements, Qinlan Jiuge had a sudden realization, accepting this truth and refraining from competing internally.

Usually not acting like a leader, she only loved drinking and sleeping.

Abruptly awakening and gaining clarity, she no longer worked overtime in confusion.

Oh! The grape cellar at home is fragrant, and today I've just learned who I am.

Once she recognized herself, Qinlan Jiuge slacked off more without any burden.

Thus, when Prince Mistofen claimed:

"Beat them up, but make sure not to kill them."

At that moment, Qinlan Jiuge knew her opportunity had come.

When it came to slacking off, Qinlan Jiuge never did.

The cold wind was biting, and the sweet metallic rust smell rolled and spread, wafting thousands of miles away.

The enforcement squad began to retreat, having received the Crown Prince's order, they started clearing space for the two to duel.

Qinlan Jiuge stood in place, her attire couldn't be called cool, it was practically just two pieces of cloth at the front and back, casually wearing shorts, her hair lazily hanging to her waist, a slovenliness mixed with a sharp and sexy aura, making it hard for anyone to discern her true nature.

This attire resonated with Li Aozi in the Underwater Abyss Bureau building.

The latter slowly emerged from the building, molten gold combat boots trampling the ground, unknown metal ether completely enveloping the body, almost wearing swords, guns, and halberds all at once. The silver armor immediately formed, flashing scarlet mana lightning, the fierce sixteen eyes burst with magic light, scrutinizing the opponent.

[Armed Empire]

Even facing a Kappa Rank, Li Aozi felt no difficulty.

He had long ceased being the former Li Aozi, now he had too many aces up his sleeve.

Furthermore, he had several players joining him from behind.

This time, he wasn't alone.

"True General, how's the situation?" Caramel Snail asked in the group chat: "They seem to have retreated."

[Let's assume it's settled for now, Empire of Heralds should understand our intentions, but for the sake of face, we still need to have a fight.]

Li Aozi slowly typed his reply.

"Fight? Sure, let's fight." Severston, eager and unafraid of trouble, said: "My Yaksha can still fight twice, then it needs maintenance."

Night Fighting Sword, the instigator, felt relieved upon hearing it was just for show, yet still asked: "Who are we fighting this time?"

"A drunken woman," Li Aozi replied. "Underwater Abyss Bureau Director, Qinlan Jiuge."

"A drunk? That doesn't sound like much."

Feeling reassured, Night Fighting Sword began to push Glina and Land Loyd out as planned.

"What rank is she?"

Li Aozi typed slowly, only sending his message once everyone was in position.

"Kappa Rank."

Clink.

Qinlan Jiuge had a knife slung over one shoulder, a wine jug in the other, she lifted her head and glanced at the people in front of her.

"Phew..."

Qinlan Jiuge exhaled and said:

"Everyone here?"

Truthfully, even though the Crown Prince had given orders, and she knew it was the Philosopher King's command.

But this bunch in front of her...

Caramel Snail's face was covered in black bandages, gray disheveled hair fluttering in the wind, veins bulging from the flesh implant gear, giving the first impression of a Growth-armored Vanguard.

Night Fighting Sword's attire was completely like a knight, hat pressed low, hiding his face.

Long Yuqiong and Yutianxiao both wore LED expression bulletproof masks.

This mask technology wasn't high-end, it could quickly switch the owner's expression by reading hormone information—how marvelous, favored by robbers from Layer Abyss!

Even the quiet Yueyue was no exception, she activated the [Mysterious] Pathway effect, her face covered with the haunting smile of a tragically dead woman.

And Severston, he went all out.

Buzz—bang!

Filled with heavy industrial vibes, cables and diesel engines exposed, a patched-up alloy mecha stood firm on the ground, Severston operated life force tendrils inside, his voice coming out from the speaker:

"Invincible Iron Man Great William Basic Version—arrives!"

Aside from Li Aozi donned like an armored knight, the others really made it hard not to think they were terrorists.

"...Forget it."

Facing such a crowd, despite her inner urge to ridicule, Qinlan Jiuge opted to follow her lazy slacker notion.

"You better withstand this move."

Then, she swung the long sword across her waist, flicking lightly.

Clang—

Endless Compassion Asura·Dimensional Chaotic Slash!

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